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The ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) argues that nearly 20 percent of people struggling with social anxiety are dependent on alcohol or drugs. It means that to deal with anxiety issues some people resort to alcohol or drugs. As alcohol is a depressant, people struggling with anxious feelings use it in order to relieve psychological tension and unwind. However, it is not a good strategy in terms of mental health. Prolonged drinking or drug intake can lead to serious addict...

Stimulant drugs like Adderall
are extremely popular with young students, who use them to be able to keep up
with their workload and continue performing at a peak level. Even though these
medications are designed for people who suffer from conditions like ADHD, a study
from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health in Baltimore, MD, found that in the United States, the
nonprescribed use of Adderall had increased by 67%among young adults
over approximately 6 years.
However, a new ...

An Australian study funded by St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, examined 22 drugs and measured the risk to an individual and the damage to society as a whole.
Alcohol was, by far, the most damaging drugs to Australians, scoring 77 out of 100, followed by crystal meth, heroin and fentanyls.
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The scariest thing about alcohol is not only how damaging it can be, it is that it is a staple of our culture and society, and most of the ...

According to NBC news, a study published Wednesday on the Journal of the American Geriatric Society studied the data on 10,927 people over age 65 who participated in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2015 and 2017. The results concluded that about 1 in 10 adults in the age range binge drink on a regular basis.
With over 80% percent of adults over 65 having chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes, the risk of increased health problems skyrockets when they are ...

It looks like The US is not the only country that is dealing
with a severe opioid epidemic, and the Canadian pharmaceutical industry is also
playing a big role in swaying the opinions of doctors, funding medical schools
and affecting the type of drugs that are generally prescribed.
Global News in Canada is doing a 4-part series documenting
what is going on with the addiction problem in their neck of the woods, portraying
real life stories of people that were, sometimes, unnecessarily ...

New Federal data shows that drugmakers increased the shipment of painkillers during the acceleration of the opoioid crisis across to the United States.
According to Time, the data showed that companies distributed 8.4 billion hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to pharmacies in 2006, a number which increased to 12.6 billion in 2012, an increase of over 50%
It was during that time that over 100,000 deaths were attributed to the opioid epidemic, and things have yet to show signs of improvement, ...

Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB Group) will pay the U.S. government a record $1.4 billion to end criminal and civil probes into the marketing of its addiction treatment medication, making it the largest settlement related to the opioid crisis in U.S. history, authorities said on Thursday.
The settlement will cover multiple investigations into the company's subsidiary, Indivior (formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.), and its alleged illegal marketing of its ...

Simon Pegg, the actor known for movies like the Mission Impossible Franchise and Shaun of the dead, has recently talked about his struggles with depression and addiction. "What I have come to realize from back then is that depression is always there," Pegg said in an interview with G2 Hype. "No matter what I did. I don’t think you ever really lose your demons. You just try to find a way to keep them in their place,” he said. After hitting rock bottom, Pegg finally ended up seeking treatment ...

With the rise of the popularity of video games like Fortnite, the problem of video game addiction has become more prevalent in today's society. Now, as a gamer, I hate the fact that many people blame the games themselves for the addiction problem in children, when they themselves are addicted to social media, or alcohol and drugs. Yes, video games are designed for you to want to continue playing them, but at the end of the day, just like everything else, it is up to our society to educate on ...

Prosecutors in Ohio have charged William Husel with 25 counts of murder after a six month investigation gave light to the fact that he was excessively prescribing pain killers to his patients. Husel has pleaded not guilty and released under a $1 million dollar bond. He faces up to 15 years in prison per charge.
Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said that the doses prescribed by the doctor "could not support any legitimate medical purpose," according to MSN news.
Investigators are continuing to work ...